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Volcano : (noun)
1: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some
other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
[syn: vent]
2: a mountain formed by volcanic material
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Volcano : \Vol*ca"no\, n.; pl. Volcanoes. [It. volcano, vulcano,
fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan.]
(Geol.)
A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,
from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,
are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and
lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy
(4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),
Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which
are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a
volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great
size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length
of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside
the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of
subordinate craters.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Volcano, CA
Zip code(s): 95689
Volcano, HI (CDP, FIPS 72350)
Location: 19.49766 N, 155.23729 W
Population (1990): 1516 (887 housing units)
Area: 146.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 96785
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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